Please delete if you are tired of reading about my never ending search for a vehicle... believe me I understand. We're going to test drive a Tacoma and a Frontier tomorrow. I know there is no MPG benefit to getting a smaller truck, but no full size truck is available with a manual transmission, at least no half tons. I think it may be a good time to buy a Toyota, given the hysteria over the accelerator pedal recall... and I was impressed with the salesman we used for my brother's Tundra. I'm leaning towards a Tacoma because the double cab has more interior room and the factory supercharger available. What sucks is you can't get a double cab / manual / long bed like you can in the Frontier, but the short bed (5') should fit in our garage... (20" shorter than the space). Another bonus with a smaller truck is I could justify buying new, especially with the great financing rates right now. Chris